We Love Doggos

Greetings Doggo Lovers,

Our Doggo-loving community had a really, REALLY good week.

Boss Goes Home!

We sent out a community-wide Dogg-O-Lert a couple weeks ago and, first pass, were not successful in finding Boss a new long-term foster home in the Salt Lake City area.

But, if you know us, we don’t quit, especially when one of our furry friends is in a high-risk situation.

So, we tried again. Along the way…THIS HAPPENED!

Just as hoped, Boss is now in a long-term foster-to-adopt home in Utah!

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Mission PAWsible – Operation BARK-Yard!

You may remember, a few months ago we launched Mission PAWsible, a new initiative sponsored by the Hero Club. The Club adopted a local animal shelter, the Mission Valley Animal Shelter just an hour’s drive away from our Montana headquarters.

Our goal was to bring not only attention but real help to over-capacity, underfunded “no kill” dog rescue shelters.

In July, as the temperatures were soaring into the mid-90’s the two dozen Doggos in the shelter were cool and comfy indoors with a new air conditioning system donated by the Hero Club.

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Now, the Hero Club is sponsoring the purchase and installation of a new BARK-Yard!

Yep, We Love Doggos Charity Executive Director, Terry Williamson visited the site yesterday and walked the site with Reava, the shelter manager.

Terry says, “What a unbelievable honor to be able to give such a fun, practical and much needed gift to an incredible facility saving hundred of abandoned, injured, abused and down-on-their luck dogs. I am so proud of our Hero Club and the impact they are making”.

Here are a few “before” pictures.

Just you wait to see what this ends up as, a bark-yard paradise!

In the future, it will be where Hoomans and Doggos perform their “Meet and Greet” for the first time. It gives us goosebumps to think that we are building the foundation for a place for Doggos to be united with their forever families. It will be a space that evokes joy and comfort for Doggos and Hoomans alike!

We hope you’re as stoked as we are about this next step in making Mission Valley Animal Shelter a more soothing and stable environment for all the pets who spend time there.

What we do as a community will leave an PAWrint long after we’re gone; we thank you for your dedication to our cause.

This PUPdate, We Love Doggos is excited to share a new PAWtnership we have with a very special individual.

Meet Dr. Wolf!

Firstly, how incredible is it that a canine veterinarian would have the last name “Wolf”?!  It’s like it was his calling to help doggos in need. Dr. Wolf runs a non-profit in Georgia called Community Veterinary Care.

He shares the same mission as our non-profit, to “help pets and owners in need.” Dr. Wolf was a veterinarian for many years, and now that he’s retired, he’s dedicated to providing medical services to at-risk family pets.

Whether it’s a single mother that doesn’t have the funds to pay for surgery or a low-income family that would otherwise lose their companion animal, Dr. Wolf is eager to serve and passionate about providing support to those that need it most.

The We Love Doggos Hero Club is proudly providing Dr. Wolf a monthly sponsorship to cover the required equipment and medications to help these Doggos and Hoomans in his community! To learn more about his mission, visit:https://communityveterinarycare.org/

One passionate person can make all the difference in the lives of countless others; it’s a ripple effect.

Finally, a special thanks to our 5,000+ Hero Club Members! It’s because of YOU that we are able to find and sponsor amazing opportunities to like this one. Together, we save Doggos. Lots and lots of Doggos!

With love and gratitude, Jesse & Ellie Pickles
Charity Coordinator and Brand AmbassaDOG


PS – Want to see what the Hero Club is all about? Click below and check it out!

Greetings Doggo Lover,

We’re sending all of our love to the Doggos and Hoomans that have been hit hard with Hurricane Ian this week. The damage and loss is heartbreaking, but tucked inside every horrible situation are moments of grace. Here’s one…

Kenny Vaughan, we, and our 500,000+ doggo lover community salute you. You are a true Hooman Hero!

A second very special “THANK YOU” goes out to the many rescue organizations mobilizing and participating in helping rescue, treat and re-unite animals displaced or injured in the hurricane.

Today our Hero Club made a donation to Red Rover. Since 2005 they have donated over $6M and deployed 245 times into rescue situations like this.

Here are some doggo relief funds that will go directly to the pets in need in The Sunshine State. If you or anyone you know has been impacted by the hurricane, we urge you to share these resources we’ve compiled and lend a helping paw.

• https://redrover.org/2022/09/28/animal-resources-for-hurricane-ian/

• https://fvma.org/tools-resources/disaster-relief/

• https://hurricanepetsrescue.org/

Meanwhile, on the west coast, you may have seen one of our “Dogg-O-lerts” yesterday! 

We’re looking for a foster in the Provo or Salt Lake City, Utah area for this rambunctious husky named Boss! 

He already knows sit and shake, and is a top-notch companion animal; he just needs some time to acclimate! 

When you foster to adopt, a shelter works directly with you to provide support for the pet’s easy transition. We believe this is a PAWfect way to ensure that these doggos are placed in lifelong homes.

Ghandi once said “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” As we face these challenges together for the welfare of the doggos that need it most, we are sowing the seeds of an even greater society. 

From coast to coast, we thank you for your dedication to our mission to save all the doggos!

With love and gratitude,

Jesse & Ellie Pickles
Charity Coordinator & Brand AmbassaDOG

It’s heart wrenching, but most doggo lovers have been faced with the situation. We see a stray dog on the side of the road or in a parking lot and KNOW, “If I don’t do something, that dog is going to get hurt or die!”

That is EXACTLY where community member Rebecca McDonald found herself recently.

She got word that there was a skinny, scared little doggo tied to a stake in the front yard of an empty house after the occupant got evicted. 

No food. No water. No Hope.

Rebecca said, “Not happening…you are coming with me kid!”

Then the real work started. How do we get this doggo into a great new FURever home? Rebecca put out the call and All Hearts Rescue, a non-profit in Polson, Montana answered!

See All Hearts Rescue’s Facebook Page for More Great Stories!

For this act of bravery, we award Rebecca the prestigious “Hero Club Hooman Hero in Action Award”. A Hooman Hero is a human who goes above and beyond to help a doggo in need and Rebecca definitely did that.

Finally, we couldn’t stand it! We have SO many fantastic stories like this about special Doggos and Hooman Heroes that we created a new digital home for all of them, a “digital dog house” if you will.

Need a couple of dozen smiles? Check it out

With Love and Gratitude,
Jesse & Ellie Pickles

Charity Coordinator and Brand AmbassaDOGGO
​We Love Doggos

PS – It was sad to see how scared this little guy was when he was first rescued. Here he is now! Pretty darn happy and on his way to his new home!

Crappy turned into HAPPY!

Greetings Doggo Lovers,

First, a special thank you! If you are reading this now, you are one of almost 10,000+ community members who open and read my “Weekly PUPdate” email every Friday.

When I started this just a couple of months ago, I wasn’t sure if it was something people wanted to hear about regularly. I just felt an overwhelming need to tell the amazing stories of the doggos we save and the families we touch.

But you DO! So, I am going to keep doing it!

Tomorrow I meet with the executive team to lay out the Fall plan for the We Love Doggos Charity. Here’s an inside look on some of the things we are talking about:

• Website Overhaul: We have 500,000+ doggo lovers in our online community now. The website is going to be the dynamic home for not just our stories, but YOUR stories too and it will show the collective impact WE make in doggos lives.
• Facebook Groups: Did you know we operate four of the largest doggo Facebook Groups in the world? Yep, one of them has almost 200,000 members. These are going to be much more involved in the charity.
• Mission PAWsible: We provided air conditioning to the Mission Valley Animal Shelter over the summer, but that was just the start of what we are going to do to help our Mission PAWsible spotlight shelter.
• Fun and Games: We LOVE having fun with our community and we love the holidays. You’ll see some fun contest, games, etc.
• Hero Club: Our sponsor is making major changes to this amazing club, and we are going to be the benefits of even more visibility and financial support.
• Partnerships and Sponsorships: You have heard us talk often about one of our primary partners, The Underdog Railroad. We want to do even more with Cara and this incredible organization and find others like her to expand the reach in this area.

Finally, an actual update! Last week we supported two transports from kill shelters and help place 16 doggos…and 4 kittens!

Next week I’ll go back to a summary of the doggos we saved the previous week. I just wanted to say “THANKS” and give you an inside look into the many things we do to make doggos (and hoomans) lives better.



With love and gratitude,
Jesse & Ellie Pickles
Charity Coordinator and Brand AmbassaDOG
We Love Doggos

PS – I just found out that The Underdog Railroad is an Amazon Charity. The program is called Amazon Smile and they can get a donation from Amazon every time you use Amazon to make a purchase of anything (not just dog products). Just click the link below and connect your Amazon account!